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W3C web accessibility initiative under the microscope: Identifying assumptions of users and their involvement in digital accessibility design

open access: closedProceedings of DRS
In addition to the well-known Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Accessibility Initiatives (WAI) also provide additional information and best practices for web practitioners on involving users with disabilities in their projects. Given the central role that the WAI possesses in the case of web accessibility, how they perceive and what they say ...
Pia Karasjärvi
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Analysis of Accessibility Initiatives Applied to the Web

open access: goldInternational Journal of Web Portals, 2012
The objective of this study is to investigate the current accessibility initiatives applied to the Web and identify its main characteristics and trends. The method used was a literature review focused on work in the last twenty years in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Brazil, ranked according to their approaches, in six lines ...
Joselice Ferreira Lima   +3 more
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Holistic approaches to e-learning accessibility [PDF]

open access: yesResearch in Learning Technology, 2006
The importance of accessibility to digital e-learning resources is widely acknowledged. The World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative has played a leading role in promoting the importance of accessibility and developing guidelines that can ...
Lawrie Phipps, Brian Kelly
doaj   +5 more sources

Measuring spatial accessibility and within-province disparities in accessibility to county hospitals in Shaanxi Province of Western China based on web mapping navigation data

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background The Chinese government proposed the “XIAO BING BU CHU CUN, DA BING BU CHU XIAN” initiative in 2016, which states the rate of health care service provided by county hospitals should reach 90% of overall health care service provision.
Chi Shen   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Learning About Real Experiences From Real Users: A Blueprint for Participatory Accessibility Testing

open access: yesPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2022
Although it is crucial for libraries to meet required online accessibility standards (e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0), compliance with these technical standards does not guarantee optimal or equitable experiences for all library users ...
Alexandra Marcaccio   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigating the appropriateness and relevance of mobile web accessibility guidelines [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility, 2014
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develop and maintain guidelines for making the web more accessible to people with disabilities.
Bailey, C, Clegg-Vinell, R, Gkatzidou, V
core   +2 more sources

An overview of web accessibility in Greece: a comparative study 2004-2008 [PDF]

open access: yesUniversal Access in the Information Society, 2010
This communication reports on the results of a web accessibility audit of public Web sites in Greece. The audit was conducted in 2008 by the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science of FORTH, in its capacity as the Greek
Basdekis, I.   +3 more
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Mobilizing Health Promotion Through Canada’s Student Mental Health Network: Concurrent, Mixed Methods Process Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yesJMIR Formative Research
BackgroundMental health issues among Canadian postsecondary students are prevalent. In tandem, an increased acknowledgment of the need for upstream mental health support has been highlighted.
Amy Ecclestone   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Urban Public Libraries Do Not Yet Meet Benchmarks for Web Accessibility by Individuals with Disabilities

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2015
A Review of: Maatta Smith, S. L. (2014). Web Accessibility Assessment of Urban Public Library Websites. Public Library Quarterly, 33(3), 187-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2014.937207 Abstract Objective – To determine the extent to ...
Ann Glusker
doaj   +2 more sources

Assessment of Web Content Accessibility Levels in Spanish Official Online Education Environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Diversity-based designing, or the goal of ensuring that web-based information is accessible to as many diverse users as possible, has received growing international acceptance in recent years, with many countries introducing legislation to enforce it ...
Ferri Miralles, Immaculada   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

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